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Minor Notes.

On Thursday night, at Mount Vernon, Mrs. B.
Shode, wife Of a section-hand on the L. e. N.
railroad, committed suicide by cutting her
throat with a caseknife. This was her second
attempt, she having taken a large dose of NOR
phine previously, but was saved by prompt
medical assistance. No cause is assigned.
Another gas we'll has been struck in Muncie,
which makes the third good we'll. and work Is
going on for two more. 1t is fully demonstrated
that Muncie now has abundance of gas, and
a citizens committee has been appointed to con-
fer with manufacturers and induce them to
locate there, where they can have the benefit of
cheap fuel All the factories in the city are
now using it, and it is proving great saving in
the cost of running.
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Losses bY Fire.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapols Journal
MUNCIE. Ind. Feb 11-Between and o'clock
this morning fire broke out in ex- Councilman
Stakers residence, in the south part of the city,
and burned the roof off and much of the interior
of the house, with nearly all of their clothing.
beds and furniture. MIR. Stalker has been an in
valid for some time and the excitement to-
gether with the drenching he received in the
rain, may give him backset which may prove
fatal The loss is estimated at about So, 900.
DETROIT. Mich. Feb. 1L-At o'clock this
evening barn on Meldrum avenue burned and
in it persisted three valuable trotters. They
were Flora B.. record 2:244, value 50. 600; ice
Hooker, record 219h value ST, ZOO, and three
year old FLY valued at $500. and were owned by
Tom Wood and James HOLMAN The horses
were insured for 81, 900.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Plew, the Man Charged with the Dun
ham Murders, Asserts His Innocence.
Mrs. Dunham's Statement Awaited with the
Greatest Interest-Stabbed with
Penknife-Track- Walker Robbed.
INDIANA.

The Murder of the Dunhams-Belief that the
Wounded Woman Will Recover.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Feb. 1L-But few new facts have
been developed in the Durham tragedy to-day.
Mrs. Durham is still unable to give any account
of the affair. She rallied somewhat last night,
and her physicians pronounce her condition ma
terially improved. She talked incoherently at
times yesterday and last night, but was unable
to answer questions asked her. There is now
but little doubt of her recovery, and
here disclosures are waited for with anxious
interest. Durham was buried last night, after
an autopsy was had. The examination showed
beyond doubt that he had been struck on the
side of the head with some heavy instrument,
without fracturine the skull. A piece of fence
rail about thirty inches in length and four inches
in width, was found, on a closer search Of the
premises. The place was also found where the
strip had been torn off the fence, evidently hav
ing been done recently. This disposes entirely
Of the theory that Durham did the killing.
Plew still insists that he can prove an aibi, but
he has contradicted himself so often that
no credence can be placed in his story. He re-
mains cool and elf-possessed, and is apparently
as Indifferent to the whole matter as he was
when arrested. He spent the whole of yester
day afternoon playing cards with another pris-
oner in the same apartment of the jail. No
one beside the prosecuting attorney aud the Of
fcers are allowed to see him. It was learned
last night that Plew had purchased $50 worth of
silverware and some clothing at Syracuse the
day of his arrest The silverware he expressed
to a Miss Copeland. at Sidney, Ind, young
lady whom, il is reported, he is to marry. The
clothing bought of Retiring e. Co. he took to the
house of William Waggoman, two miles south of
Syracuse, where he was stopping when appre-
hended pair of blood stained buckskin
gloves belonging to the accused man were found
last night in the vicinity of the murder. Ex-
element is running high in the neighborhood
and opinions are freely expressed as to Plew's
guilt He has always been known as tough
character and worthless fellow in
has. in measure. subsidized, and
the officers are confident that there is no danger
of mob violence. Still, the horrible atrocity of
the crime, coupled with the compromising cir
cumstances surrounding Plew, may lead to such
to resist it No other subject is talked of on the
the Indignation felt against the perpetrator of
awaits with undated interest for Mrs Dun
hams story of the affair, and the result of its
announcement is matter of speculation. 1t is
feared that summary justice will be melted out
to Plew should he be implicated by her disclos-
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CLAIRV 7
KNOW YOUR DESTINY!

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mysteries desgnates hidden coin mineral locates
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Steamship News.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. u.-Arrived: British
Prince, from Liverpool.
NEW YORK, Feb n.-Arrived Circassia
State of Alabama, State of Nebraska, from
Glasgow.
LONDON. Feb. 11.-Information has been re-
ceived in shipping circles in this CITY that one of
the steamships of the National line was spoken
at sea on the 9th inst. with her propeller broken
and returning to England under sail The
steamer when spoken was 700 miles from
land. All on board were we'll Later
kilograms indicate that the steamer was the
Holland. The steamer Arcadia. from New York.
passed the Holland on the 9th instant The lat
ter declined assistance. She was sailing for the
channel The steamer Carthage, which arrived
off Kinsale to-day, signaled the Holland 16O
miles west of Fastnet in tow.
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Stabbed with q Penknifo.

Special Indian6pO1is
LIBERTY. Feb. 11.-Tip White and j. T. Nor
gan engaged in street quarrel in regard to a
settlement in front of the Central Hotel in this
place last night using abusive language and re-
sulting in Morgan stabbing White with q pocket
knife, inicting wound FIVE inches in length
his left side and a severe cash in his shoulder.
1t was thought that White WAS fatally cut, as he
sank to the pavement He carried to a
physicians Office and his wounds dressed. Nor
gan was arrested by the marshal and placed
under bond to await the result of his act
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The Sprint Race at Terre Haute.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUrE, Feb 1.-The sprinting race,
seventy-6ve yards, between M. Cross, colored, of
Duquoin, ILL.,, and ]. P. Haugb, Of Casey, this
afternoon, was won by the former in seven and a
half seconds. Sporting men from Decatur. Mat
toon and other Illinois towns were here in great
numbers, and over SIS, 900 changed hands on the
result, besides the stake money, $1,000 a side.
The day was raw, with high wind blowing, but
this did not prevent several thousand persons
from witnessing the race.
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Obituary.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 11.-Mr. Louis Bache died
at his residence in this city, yesterday, in the
eishty-second year of his age. He was the
father of Benjamin Franklin Bache, assistant
chief of the Fire Department, and was of
the best known and most popular of the older
residents of Louisville. his father was the
grandson of Benjamin Franklin, and the younger
Bache was named Louis by his great grandfath-
err after Louis XVI, of France, on account Of a
friendship of long standing. The elder Bache
colonial soldier and a man Of much prom
inenca
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reward for the Ravenna Desperadoes.

COLUMBUS, o.. Feb. 1.-THE House this
morning ADOPTED Senator Ely's resolution au-
thorizing the Governor to offer $1,000 reward for
the arres. and conviction of the criminals who
assaulted the Cleveland officers at Ravenna. It
went through with 81 yeas TO IL nays. The Sem
ate will undoubtedly concur in the amendment
This makes the total reward over $4,000
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Most of the afternoon
was consumed in discussion, in committee of the
whole, of a bill extending the patent of James j.
johnson, of Columbiana, o., for an improve
ment in process for evaporating liquids, but no
final action was taken.
The House then took recess, the evening
session to be for consideration of pension bills.
The House. at its evening session, passed
thirty-five pension bills and adjourned.
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meeting of the stockholders vote was taken on
the question, resulting favorabv for the contin-
uaton of the organization, and it was decided to
hold fair this fall.
C. 9. Ewing died at his home, near Lincoln,
on Thursday, of heartclot. He was seventy
years of age, and had lived in Logan county IF
ty-eght years He owned 2. 900 acres of land in
that county and 200 in Colorado, and was well
known throughout Central Illinois
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Mayor Hewitt on the Strikes.

New York special.
The Stationers' Board of Trade gave its twelfth
annual banquet at tho Brunswick tonight
Mayor Hewitt expected to be present, but he
sent long letter of regret, owing TO illness, in
which he said:
likely to suffer from new form of despotisin by
which not only employees but employers de-
prived of free agency and are made subject to
the control of a secret body, where situated and
of whom composed nobody seems to know. I
don't believe that the people of this country. and
especially it's intelligent workmen. whose right to
organization for mutual advantage one denies.
will long continue to submit themselves TO the
iutoierable oppression of strikes. boycotts and
inability to earn their daily bread at the will of
a secret body whose mandates are given with
out explanations and from whose orders there
seems to be no appeal While would maintain
tho right of men to organize in their own way
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De LEssEPs is once more going to Panama.
He is doubtless. startled by the recent assertion
of Sir William Thomson that the run will be too
cold to warm the earth in 10 000, GOO years. and
feels that he must hasten the work on his canal.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ID, A. NJ
Special indications for twenty-four hours from
7 A. NJ. for Indiana-Fair weather; higher tenn
perature.
For Indiana and Illinois-Far weather; warm
er, variable winds, shifting to southery.
For Ohio and West Virginia-Local SHOWS,
followed by fair weather; lower followed by
higher temperatures; winds generally northerly.
For Michigan and Wsconsin-Fair weather;
northerly winds, becoming variable; higher tenn
perature
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The Hoilingsworth Trial

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
VINcENNEs, Feb. 1.-THE Hollingsworth trial
was concluded to-day and the arguments
now in progress There was nothing of q sensa-
tional character developed. 1t is impossible to-
night to predict the verdict.
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"ARE you going to the racesa" "Yes. and bet
on the winning horse" mot the handsome Alb
dullan; he is lame. Didn't You know I'm
Salvation Oil
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Unaccouatable Omission.

Chicago Journal.
We haven't heard old Joe Mcdonald, of In
dianapolis mentioned" as ore Of the interstate
railroad commissioners.
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Two great enemies-Hood's Sarsaparilla and
impure blood The latter is utterly defeated BY
she pecul ar medicine
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ILLINOIS.

A Track Walker Sandbagged, Robbed and
Left Dying on the Rails.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PARIS, Feb 11.-Wiiam Roselle, . track
walker on the Indianapolis & st. Louis railway,
was sandbaeged, robbed and left lying the
track near Vermillion, eight and half miles
east of this city. The west-bound passenger
train due here at LAT A. NJ struck him and
threw him from the track He was picked mp
in an unconscious condition by the trainmen
Of the passenger and brought to this city, and
taken back to Sanford, Ind. While here he
was in such q critical condition that he could
not tell anything about the affair. His watch
and revolver were stolen, but whether the
thieves secured anything else from him is not
known Three men were arrested this morn
ing who came in from the east on the railroad,
and they had a watch and revolver with them.
The authorities think they have the guilty par
ties although another arrest was made at noon.
These prisoners will be held until Roselle is able
to give an account Of the affair.
Brief Mention.
On Thursday tho large mill Of j. n. Punt.
three miles south of Oakland. caught fire, and
was totally destroyed. The loss is 81 900; insur-
ance light
A receipt for S. given in the County Court of
Macon county by Abraham Lincoln, many
| years asO, udo uccL photographed, duu
copies have been distributed. AS the receipt is
a part Of the county records. it cannot be sold.
By an order of the City Council Of Clinton
every dog. unaccompanied by its owner. found
running on the public highway. is to be immedi-
ately shot This action was taken in conse-
ouence Of John T. Lanes death from hydro
phobia.
Several of the stockholders of the Fayette
County Fair Association. owing to failures for
three successive seasons, which were due prnci
pally to rainy weather, have been fighting hard
for tho dissolution Of the organization. At Q
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A Common Cold

Is often the beginning of serious affec-
tons of the Throat, Bronchial Tubes,
and Lungs. Therefore, the Importance
of early and effective treatment cannot
be overestimated. Ayers Cherry Pee
toral may always be relied upon for the
speedy cure of a Cold or Cough.
Last January was attacked with a
severe Cold, which, by neglect and fire.
quent exposures, became worse, finally
settling on my lungs. A terrible cough
soon followed, accompanied by pains in
the chest, from which suffered intense
ly. After trying various remedies, with
out obtaining relief, I commenced taking
Ayers Cherry Pectoral, and was
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Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. IL.
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peedily Cured.

I am satisfied that this remedy saved my
life.-Jno. Webster. Pawtucket, r. I.
I contracted severe cold, which
suddenly developed into Pneumonia,
presenting dangerous and obstinate
symptoms. My physician ordered the
use Of Ayers Cherry Pectoral. His in
structions were followed, and the result
was rapid and permanent cure.
III. =. Simpson, Rogers Prairie, Tex.
Two years ago suffered from severe
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only rpelef a friend 4s induced induced
me to try Ayers Cherry Pectoral. After
taking two bottles of this medicine was
cured. Since then have given the Pee
toral to my children, and consider it
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The Best Remedy

for Colds, Coughs, and ali Throat and
Lung diseases, ever used in my family.
Robert Vandefpool, Meadville, Pa.
Some time ago took a slight Cold,
which, being neglected, grew worse, and :
settled on my Lungs. / had a hacking
cough, and was very weak. Those who
knew me best considered my life tosbe
in great danger. continued to suffer
until commenced using Ayers Cherry
Pectoral. Less than one bottle of this
valuable medicine cured me, and /
feel that I owe the preservation of my
life to it's curative powers. - Mrs. Ann
Lockwood, Akron, New York.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral is considered,
here, the one great remedy for all diseases
of the throat and lungs, and is more
in demand than any other medicine of its
class. j. F. Roberts, Magnolia, Ark. tt
Ayers Cherry Pectoral,
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Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, IS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-24
SUICIDED!
The Most Deliberate Case of Suicide
Ever Known to Have Been Com.
mitted in Barton County.
Abe Morrison Arranges His Business
Affairs and Then Shoots Himself
Through the Head.

From Tuesdays Daily Graphic.
Yesterday evening about five
o'clock Abe Morrison, a prosperous
farmer living south of the river, COM
mitted an act which of late years has
become more frequent in the annals Of
crime. The particulars, as far as we
have been able to learn, are as fol-
lows:
He came to town Monday, and 60
ing to the sstore of G. N. & E. r.
Moses, bought II pistol, getting them
to put the price down to the very
lowest notch and throw in a
few cartridges IN the bargain.
He went to Cole Bros attorneys,
and arranged some business affairs,
and after transacting some other busl-
ness in town, repaired to his home.
In the evening he sent his little
boy, the only other person about the
house, to the stable to water the
horses. Before the boy could perform
this slight errand, the father had
''ioined that innumerable caravan,
which moves to the mysterious realm,
where each takes up his chamber in
the silent halls Of death"
He placed bundle Of clothes un-
der bis head, lay down on the floor,
and, placing the pistol to his heal.
fired. Before doing this he had
written letter to John L. Roberts,
asking him, in connection with his,
Morrison's brother, who now resides
in Missouri, to look after his affairs
and see that his son received justice.
He transferred his life insurance pol>
icy from his wife to his son, upon his
visit to the Cole Bros. The close of
his letter to Nr. Roberts was:
81 can't stand this any longer"
The cause of this rash act is under
stood to be domestic trouble, Morri-
sons wife having recently sued for a
divorce. To nothing else can be at
tributed the deed. He had a good
farm, had been prosperingin business
and had good health.
DIR. S. j. Shaw, the coroner, went
out late yesterday evening and i'm
paneling Messrs. G. j. Mackenwroth,
Geo. Elliott, Mr.. Milligan, G. w.
Chafee ana Mr. Hart as jury, in
vestigated the killing. The verdict
is. that he came to his death from a
pistol-shot wound in his head, inflicted
by his own hand
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-24
What State Is 1t!

Kansas is the most prosperous
state in the Union. It has had a
succession of good crops. 1t has
sprung up in the scale Of agricul-
dural states to a position very near
the top.
Thanks, but what state is any
nearer the top? Let us take the Ma
tional Bereau of Agriculture for 1888:
is it Missouri? Kansas raised H.
145, 900 bushels more corn than Mis-
souri,.
Is it Illinois? Kansas raised 3d.
697, 1856 bushels more of corn 4,701, >
100 bushels mure of wheat, and
1S, ,625 1874 bushels more of oats than
Illinois.
Is it Iowa? Kansas raised 3,176,-
900 bushels more corn than Iowa.
Is it Nebraska? Nebraska pro-
duced 101 .27S, 900 bushels of corn, a
big crop, but Kansas raised 172, $780,
900; 1921, 100 bushes in favor of
Kansas.
Is it Texas? Kansas raised $780,
600, 600 bushels more ccrn than
Texas Pass on, Texas.
Perhaps it is Minnesota.(O Kau-
sas raised just 157 ,S75, 100 bushels
of corn more than Minnesota. Next!
Is it Dakota? She is not a wheat
producing state, but when the wheat
dance is called, she waltzes in with
6,12S, 100 bushels. But when Kan.
sas raises 25,815, 100, Dakota gets
tired.ASt. Louis Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-24
STATE NOTES.

John Thompson, young farmer liv-
ing near Olathe, Kan, committed sui
eide Friday by shooting himself through
the head with a revolver. No cause is
known.
The trustees of the Oswego female
college have decided to erect ali addi-
tional brick building at a cost of at
least $4,000, to accommodate the in
creased patronage.
The Arcadia Reporter says that the
greatest deposit of lead ever discovered
in the southwest has just been found
ON the line of the Parsons, Girard 81
Arcadia railroad, it being three feet in
thickness.
The Women's Christian Temperance
union, of Emporia, walked to the city
clerks Office in body and were regis
tered. There were ninety of them.
Salina is to have another college to
be known as the Episcopal Military
college. An addition has been laid out
and already about 81 900 worth of lots
have been sold for its benefit.
Alfred Denham, of Mcpherson, at
tempted to commit suicide in the
county jail at Newton. He will proba-
bly, recover. He was convicted of mQr-
der in the first degree, having murdered
woman. He was granted new trial.
Downs Chief: Last week twenty
three cars of immigrant outfits passed up
the north branch and ten up the south
branch. There will be an immense
immigration to northwest Kansas tAjs
season.
Near Benton, in the public land strip
the body of a man was found partly
buried in the bank of the North Cana
dian or Beaver river with a gunshot
wound in his head. No clue as to. his
identity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-24

THE GRAPHIC is week old this
evening, and to all who are interested
in it's welfare we report that it is a
strong and healthy infant, with every
prospect of long and useful career
opening before it. The press Of the
State noticed its advent in very flat
tering terms, and, coll ctively, they
have our gratitude for all the words
said. Daily Graphic, March %.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-24

REAL estate trans fers never stop in
Great Bend. Six days men buy and
sell and on the seventh the wind un-
dertakes to do little transferring on
its own account. The amount handled
by that agency yesterday was unusual
ly large, but our real estate men are a
unit in sayiRy they can double dis
count it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-24

FRESH in our memory there fingers
an impression that not many moons
ago we had Il street car company or
ganized with charter and a fran
chise, etc., and with men of enter
prise and means as it's promoters.
Bring on another horse" gentlemen,
and some rails, and some cars; we've
got the people who Will ride with you.
Let us have the cars rolling OH the
bosom of the boom.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-24

THE Pawnee Rock Leader says that
the higher street lamps at Larned can
be plainly seen from the Rock.
What's the matter with putting an
electric light on the top Of our court
house, to shine as beacon of hope
aud promise in the eyes of the COM
ing multitude?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-24

THE Great Bend DAILY GRAPHIC,
Vol. 1, No. l, of which was published
Monday, is the latest thing from the
west. 1t is by Langford q Stoke, is
ably edited and deserves SUCCESS
Hutchinson NeaUs.